{"product_id":"reward-system-stories-paperback","title":"Reward System: Stories - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJem Calder\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eReward System\u003c\/i\u003e is an exhilarating and beautiful book by an extraordinarily gifted writer. Reading these stories, I found myself thinking newly and differently about contemporary life.\" --Sally Rooney, author of \u003ci\u003eBeautiful World, Where Are You\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJulia has landed a fresh start--at a \"pan-European\" restaurant.\u003cbr\u003e\"Imagine that,\" says her mother.\u003cbr\u003e\"I'm imagining.\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNick is flirting with sobriety and nobody else. Did you know that adults his age are now more likely to live with their parents than with a romantic partner? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLife should have started to take shape by now--but instead we're trying on new versions of ourselves, swiping left and right, searching for a convincing answer to that question \"What do \u003ci\u003eyou\u003c\/i\u003e do?\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJem Calder's \u003ci\u003eReward System\u003c\/i\u003e is a set of ultracontemporary and electrifyingly fresh fictions about work, relationships, and the strange loop of technology and the self. They are about a generation on the cusp: the story of two people enmeshed in Zooms and lockdowns, loneliness and love, devices and desires. Hyperaware but also deeply confused about who they are, Julia and Nick reveal the way we live now in a startling new light.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJem Calder\u003c\/b\u003e was born in Cambridge and lives and works in London. His stories have been published in \u003ci\u003eThe Stinging Fly\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eGranta\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 304\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.2 x 7.5 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 18, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42732223529023,"sku":"9781250872890","price":21.6,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/f6acad61957a30fdece0b2ec78776f4a.webp?v=1765131724","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/reward-system-stories-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}